Slicing-machine.



| 1915- Y I 1,189,545. Patented July 4,1916.

mawdawwafinventor Attorneys THOMAS M. DANSBY, OF PINE BLUFF, ARKANSAS.

SLIGING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 4, 1916.

Application filed November 26, 1915. Serial IiTo. 63,547.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS M. DANSBY, a

citizen of the United States, residing at Pine Bluff, in the county of Jefferson and State of Arkansas, have invented anew and usefulSlicing-Machine, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention appertains to slicing machines, and isparticularly an improvement over the slicing machines disclosed in myPatents Nos. 1,153,484 and 1,153, 18.), issued September 14:, 1915.

It is the object of the invention to provide novel yet simple andeffective means for guiding the lower end of the slicing blade, toprevent it being sprung out of place by the pressure of the bacon, hamor other article being sliced, the guiding means being adjustable toaccommodate various thicknesses of cutting blades and to either tightlyor loosely guide the blade.

The guiding means is preferably employed upon the slicing machines ofthe construction disclosed in the above patents, although it may be usedin various other slicing machines.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed, it being understood that changes in the preciseembodiment of the invention herein disclosed can be made within thescope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of theinvention.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure1 is a sectional view of a slicing machine such as is disclosed inPatent No. 1,153,485, illustrating the blade guiding means applied. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the guiding means, on an enlarged scale. Fig. 3is a plan View of the device. Fig. l: is across section taken on theline 41 of Fig. 2.

A detail consideration of the entire machine is not necessary, since theimprovement resides only in the blade guiding device, reference beinghad to the above patents if necessary for the operation of the remainingportion of the machine. It will suffice to say, that the machineembodies a base 1 having hinged thereto, as at 2, a frame 3 upon whichis mounted a slide a movable upon a guide 5 secured to the frame 3, saidslide a carrying the slicing blade 6.

The blade guiding means embodies a cross plece 7 of wood or othersuitable material carried by the frame 3 at the inner side of the slide1, and a plate or strip 8 rests against one side of the cross piece orbar 7 and has its upper edge toothed, as at 9, with the teeth projectingabove the bar 7 to engage the bacon or other material and hold it inplace asa slice is being cut therefrom.

The strip 8 is provided adjacent its ends .with apertures 10 throughwhich screws 11 are engaged, said screws being threaded into the bar 7to hold the strip 8 in place.

Disposed adjacent and parallel with the strip 8 is a second strip 12,the strips being constructed of sheet metal and being relatively stiff.The strip 12 is provided adjacent its ends with countersunk apertures 13in which the countersunk heads of the screws llare seated, to hold thestrip 12 in place.

The upper edge of the strip 12 is spaced be- I low the upper toothededge of the strip 8, and the strip 12 is disposed immediately adj acentor in contact with the slide 1.

The lower end of the blade 6 projects between the upper edges of thestrips 8 and 12 to be guided thereby, and to prevent the lower end ofthe blade from being sprung out of proper position by the pressure ofthe bacon or other material being sliced.'

The lower end of the blade is held against the side of the strip 8 bythe upper edge of the strip 12. The ends of the strips 8 and 12 arebeveled, as at 15, to guide the blade 6 I properly between the strips.

It is evident that by screwing the screws 11 into bar 7 farther, thestrip 12 can be moved closer to the strip 8, and by unscrew ing thescrews 11 the strip 12 is allowed to move away from the strip 8. Thisenables the device to be adjusted to accommodate the lower end of theblade 6 properly.

In order to normally separate the strips 8 and 12, to move the strip 8against the bar 7, and to move the strip 12 against the heads of thescrews 11, a sinuous leaf spring 14 is disposed between the strips 8-12and has its ends engaged upon the screws 11 to hold the spring in place.The upper edge of the spring 14 is spaced below the upper edges of thestrips 8-12 so as to lie below the lower end of the blade 6. When thestrip 12 is moved toward the strip 8, the spring 1":1: is flattened orstraightened out, but as soon as the pressure is relieved, the spring 14will by its tension bend into sinuous form so as to separate the strips.The spring thus efiectively serves its oflice.

The utility of the device will be obvious from the foregoing, and it isevident that the same is exceedingly simple and inexpensive inconstruction, and can'be 'usedupon various machines to advantage.

The stripS notonly forms a partofthe guide, but also serves to hold in.place the end of the'bacon: or other object-from which the slice is cut.

Having thus described'the invention, what is claimed as new is:

1. A blade guiding i device for slicing niachines, embodying a pair ofstrips to guide a blade therebetween, means for supporting and limitingthe separation of said strips, and a sinuousleaf spring between thestrips for separating them.

2. A blade guiding device 'for slicing mastrips for separating them andengaged upon said screws, the upper edge of the spring being spacedbelow the dipper edges v of said-"strips.

In testimony that I claim -the foregoing as my own, I have heretoaifiXed'my'sig-nature in the presenceof two witnesses.

.THOMAS PM. .DANSBY.

lVitnesses J. C. CHESNU-TT, PAUL TURNER.

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